The Law of Demeter is important in object-oriented programming. But where does “Demeter” come from? ...
Filled Emoji With CSS
Today I learned how to fill in an emoji with CSS. Here’s an example: .filledEmoji { color: transparent; text-shadow: '0 0 0 #86efac'; } ...
JavaScript Wraparound Index
What I call “wraparound” are repeatable indices on an array. The common use case is a carousel. Here’s how it’s done: const items = ["first", "middle", "last"]; const i = 0; // Our iterable index // "Next" -> const nextIndex = (i + 1) % items.length; // <- "Previous" const prevIndex = (i - 1 + items.length) % items.length;
JavaScript String Concatenation
Here’s a periodic reminder that JavaScript supports string concatenation with a plus sign: > 'foo' + 'bar' 'foobar' ...
JavaScript Spread a String Into An Array
Need an array of letters? Here’s a trick: > const alpha = [...'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'] ...
JavaScript Array Join Comma Default Separator
When you join an array in JavaScript, the default separator is a comma: node> ['j', 'a', 'k', 'e'].join() 'j,a,k,e' ...
JavaScript Bitwise AND
The JavaScript bitwise AND operator (&) can be used for some real-world tasks, like testing if a number is odd or even. ...
Become a Product-First Software Engineer
I think many engineers would be better contributors if they started to think more about the customer impact of their work. ...
Vim :Tutor Command
Longtime Vim users know the vimtutor program, which teaches you Vim in Vim. Vim 9.2 shipped with a new :Tutor command that improves on this. :Tutor ...
On commenting and approving pull requests
After reviewing a lot of pull requests, I’ve settled on a simple default: if my comments are all nitpicks, suggestions, questions, or non-blocking issues, I leave them and approve the PR at the same time. ...